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Overview of the events of 2014 in South Korean music
List of years in South Korean music
The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in 2014 in music in South Korea .
Notable events and achievements [ ]
January 16 – Exo and Psy win the Album and Digital Daesangs, respectively, at the Golden Disc Awards .
January 23 – The 23rd Seoul Music Awards take place. Exo wins the grand prize.
February 28 – Sunwoo Jung-a , Cho Yong-pil and Yoon Young-bae win the grand prizes at the annual Korean Music Awards .
March 11 – With the release of Tree , TVXQ becomes the first foreign band in Japan to have three consecutive studio albums with first-week sales of over 200,000 copies, breaking Bon Jovi 's thirteen-year record.[1]
March 15 – 2NE1 's Crush becomes the first album by a Korean artist to chart within the top 100 on the Billboard 200 , entering at number 61. It also marked the first time two K-pop artists appeared on the chart at the same time, along with Girls' Generation 's Mr.Mr .[2]
May 7 – Exo 's Overdose records nearly 660,000 pre-orders, breaking the record at the time for most pre-orders for a single album in K-pop.[3]
June 12 – Taeyang 's Rise becomes the highest charting album on the Billboard 200 at the time by a K-pop solo artist, peaking at number 112.[4]
June 23 – TVXQ become the first international artist in Japan to bring in the largest number of concertgoers in the previous three years, reaching over 2 million total attendees during the timeframe.[5]
July 13 – Girls' Generation's Japan 3rd Tour 2014 became the highest grossing tour by a K-pop girl group, with over $31.6 million in revenue.[6]
September 21 – Super Junior become the first Korean artist to perform a total of 100 concerts worldwide.[7]
September 30 – SM Entertainment announces Jessica 's departure from Girls' Generation.[8]
October 11 – "I Am the Best " by 2NE1 becomes the first song by a K-pop group to top the World Digital Song Sales chart, following its usage in Microsoft 's Surface Pro 3 advertisement campaign in the US.[9]
November 13 – IU , g.o.d , and Taeyang win the grand prizes at the 2014 Melon Music Awards .[10]
November 17 – The 5th Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards take place. Myeong Kook-hwan is awarded with the Bogwan (Precious Crown) Order of Cultural Merit ; Kim Kwang-seok , I Yu-sin, Hong Seung-seong and Yoo Young-jin are awarded with the Presidential Commendation; and Jin Mi-ryeong receives the Prime Minister's Commendation.[11]
December 1 – Psy 's "Gangnam Style " surpasses 2.15 billion views, forcing YouTube to upgrade to a 64-bit integer counter.[12]
December 3 – Exo and Taeyang receive the grand prizes at the 2014 MAMA .[13]
December 22 – Crush becomes the first K-pop album to appear on the year-end Billboard World Albums listing since the chart began in 1995.[14]
Award shows and festivals [ ]
Award ceremonies [ ]
Festivals [ ]
2014 televised music festivals in South Korea
Date
Event
Host
December 21, 2014
SBS Gayo Daejeon
Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS)
December 26, 2014
KBS Song Festival
Korean Broadcasting System (KBS)
December 31, 2014
MBC Gayo Daejejeon
Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC)
Debuting and disbanded in 2014 [ ]
Debuting groups [ ]
Further information: List of South Korean idol groups (2010s) § 2014
Solo debuts [ ]
Cheetah
Crush
Euna Kim
Gary
G2
Ha:tfelt
Heize
Hyomin
Hyoseong
J-Min
Jiyeon
Kidoh
Kim Yeon-ji
Lee Michelle
Microdot
Nicole
Penomeco
Raina
Shannon
Suran
Taemin
Zico
Disbanded groups [ ]
Releases in 2014 [ ]
First quarter [ ]
January [ ]
Date
Title
Artist
Genre(s)
02
Unveiling
MC the Max
Ballad , Rock
Rain Effect
Rain
Electronica , R&B
03
Girl's Day Everyday 3
Girl's Day
Pop , R&B
06
Tense
TVXQ
Pop , R&B
07
Beyond the Ocean
K-Much
Dance
08
B.B.B
Dal Shabet
Dance , Electropop
13
I Am Rumble Fish
Rumble Fish
Rock
Listen & Repeat
BMK
Ballad , R&B
Who Am I
B1A4
Dance , Ballad
After the 11th
Zia
Ballad
15
Mr. Gae
Gary
Hip-hop
16
Miniskirt
AOA
Dance , R&B
Arario
Topp Dogg
Hip-hop
20
RB Blaxx
Rainbow Blaxx
Dance , Ballad
Got It?
Got7
Hip-hop , Trap
WWW Removing My Makeup
Jaejoong
Ballad
29
Such a Woman
Zia
Ballad
February [ ]
Date
Title
Artist
Genre(s)
03
First Sensibility
B.A.P
Dance , Hip-hop
06
M+10
Lee Minwoo
Dance
Truth Or Dare
Gain
Dance , Ballad
07
Rain Effect Special Edition
Rain
Electronica , R&B
12
Skool Luv Affair
BTS
Hip-hop , R&B
Marionette
Stellar
Dance , Pop
13
Breath
SM the Ballad
Ballad
14
Between Calm And Passion
Bebop
Rock
16
Beep Beep
BTOB
Dance , Hip-hop
Full Moon
Sunmi
Ballad , Electronica
19
Speed Circus
Speed
Dance
20
Fantasy Trilogy
Boys Republic
Dance
24
Can't Stop
CNBLUE
Rock
Mr.Mr.
Girls' Generation
Electropop , R&B
Arario Special Album
Topp Dogg
Dance , Hip-hop
25
Attention
AlphaBAT
Dance
26
Crush
2NE1
Electronica , Hip-hop
27
Spellbound
TVXQ
Pop , R&B
Newton's Apple
Nell
Rock
March [ ]
Date
Title
Artist
Genre(s)
10
Special Man
Lunafly
Rock
12
Catallena
Orange Caramel
Synthpop , Disco
17
Bang The Bush
100%
Dance
4Minute World
4Minute
Dance , Electropop
18
Follow My Voice
Monni
Rock
21
Swing
Super Junior-M
Pop , R&B
24
Broken
MBLAQ
Dance , Ballad
31
Pink Blossom
A Pink
Dance
The Maginot Line
M.I.B
Dance , Hip-hop
Second quarter [ ]
April [ ]
Date
Title
Artist
Genre(s)
1
Yashishi
NS Yoon-G
Dance
Uh-ee
Crayon Pop
Dance , House
2
Sometimes
Crush
R&B
3
Look At Me Now
Speed
Dance
4
Fierce
Mad Clown
Hip-hop
7
Play
Akdong Musician
Folk-pop
9
Scent of NC.A
NC.A
Dance
11
The Manual
Eddy Kim
Ballad
14
Jackpot
Block B
Dance , Hip-hop
May [ ]
Date
Title
Artist
Genre(s)
7
Overdose
Exo-K
R&B , Electronic
12
Top Secret
Hyoseong
Dance , R&B
The Best Man
Wheesung
R&B
13
1998
4Men
Ballad
14
Skool Luv Affair Special Addition
BTS
Hip-hop , R&B
15
Rumour
M.Pire
Dance
May
Bay.B
Dance
16
A Flower Bookmark
IU
Ballad
20
Continuum
Fly to the Sky
Ballad
Never Ever
Park Ji-yeon
Dance , Electropop
21
Season 2
Infinite
Dance , R&B
Phantom Power
Phantom
Ballad , Hip-hop
22
Love Letter
Berry Good
Dance , Ballad
26
Sugar
15&
R&B , Pop
27
Eternity
VIXX
Dance , Electronic
29
Emotion
Jung Key
Ballad
June [ ]
Date
Title
Artist
Genre(s)
2
Rise
Taeyang
R&B
First Homme
ZE:A
Dance
Mono Scandal
U-KISS
Dance , Ballad
3
B.A.P Unplugged 2014
B.A.P
Ballad , Hip-hop
That's What They Say
Rosemary
Rock
5
Crush on You
Crush
R&B , hip hop
9
Amadeus
Topp Dogg
Dance , Hip-hop
Obsession
Boyfriend
Dance , Ballad
Pop Beyond
N-Sonic
Dance
I Loved Have No Regrets
Gummy
Ballad , R&B
10
No Way
Bob Girls
Dance
12
Oppa You're Mine
Tahiti
Dance
16
Good Luck
Beast
Dance , R&B
18
Hello
Mamamoo
R&B , Retro
19
Short Hair
AOA
Dance , Electropop
23
Got Love
GOT7
Dance , Hip-hop
Desire
History
Dance
First Flow
Bigflo
Dance
26
38℃
HALO
Dance
30
Make Up
Hyomin
Dance , Electropop
Third quarter [ ]
July [ ]
August [ ]
Date
Title
Artist
Genre(s)
11
Secret Summer
Secret
Dance
12
2014 S/S
Winner
Pop , Ballad
18
Day & Night
Kara
Dance , R&B
My Copycat
Orange Caramel
Pop
Ace
Taemin
Dance , Ballad
20
Dark & Wild
BTS
Hip-hop , R&B
21
Sunny Blues Part A
Sunny Hill
Dance
JJCC 1st Mini Album
JJCC
Dance
Upgrade
Lip Service
Dance
22
Answer
AlphaBat
Dance
26
Sweet & Sour
Sistar
Pop
27
Hi High
High4
Dance
28
Petit Macaron
Laboum
Dance
29
Mamacita
Super Junior
R&B , Pop
I Need You
Bestie
Dance
September [ ]
Date
Title
Artist
Genre(s)
1
Evolution
Jay Park
Hip-hop
11
And & End
T-ARA
Electronic
15
Go Crazy
2PM
Electronic , R&B
Éxito
Teen Top
Pop
Hello Boy
N*White
Dance
16
Holler
Girls' Generation-TTS
R&B , Pop
17
Bargaining For Love
F.Cuz
Dance
25
Magazine
Ailee
R&B , Pop
26
Small Album
Kidoh
Dance
29
Move
BTOB
Dance
I Think I'm In Love
Juniel
Rock
Electric Dream
Beat Burger
Electronica
30
Making a New Ending for this Story
Han Dong-geun
Ballad
Fourth quarter [ ]
October [ ]
Date
Title
Artist
Genre(s)
1
Walking With
Kim Dong-ryool
Ballad
6
Mad Town
Madtown
Dance , Hip-hop
Falling in Fall
Zia
Ballad
The End
Lee Ye Joon
Ballad
7
She
Gavy NJ
Ballad
Pure
Aurora
Trot
8
Home
Roy Kim
Folk
Reset
Raina
Ballad
Begin
Jung Dong Ha
Ballad
9
Song for You
Lee Min-ho
Ballad
10
Time
Toxic
Rock
13
Witch
Boyfriend
Dance
I'm...
Bernard Park
Ballad
14
Error
VIXX
Dance
25
Song Ji-eun
Dance , Ballad
15
Rilla Go!
The Boss
Dance
The 1st Mini Album
Strawberry Milk
Dance , Ballad
I Miss You
Girl's Day
Ballad
16
Redingray
Gaeko
Hip-hop
20
Quiet Night
Seo Taiji
Rock
Time
Beast
R&B , Ballad
21
Composing of Love
Almeng
R&B
Shoebox
Epik High
Hip-hop
23
This Is Love
Super Junior
R&B , Pop
27
Autumm Breeze
S
Ballad
30
Let's Talk
2AM
Ballad
Out of My Mind
The Legend
Dance
31
Rewind
Zhou Mi
Dance , Ballad
Pianoforte
Yoon Hyun-sang
Ballad
Ouch
A.cian
Dance
November [ ]
Date
Title
Artist
Genre(s)
3
Petit Macaron Data Pack
Laboum
Dance
Miss Me or Diss Me
MC Mong
Hip-hop
5
Life Note
Hong Jin-young
Trot
10
Teen Top 20s Love Two Exito
Teen Top
Dance
11
Like a Cat
AOA
Dance
12
Real Talk
Boys Republic
Dance
04
Urban Zakapa
Ballad
Turning Point
ALi
Ballad
13
At Gwanghwamun
Kyuhyun
Ballad
Babomba
Badkiz
Dance
Sora Sora
Pritz
Dance
14
Self-Hypnosis
Maboos
Hip-hop
Wa
Atomic Kiz
Dance
17
Girls' Invasion
Lovelyz
Dance , R&B
18
From My Heart
5urprise
Dance
Identify
Got7
Dance , Hip hop
Da Capo
You Hee-yeol
Ballad
19
3.0
10cm
Rock
rejoyce
Ulala Session
Ballad
First Romance
Nicole Jung
Dance
20
Hello Halo
HALO
Dance
21
Exhale
Lee Joon-gi
Ballad
Him
Kim Bum-soo
Dance , Ballad
24
Pink Luv
Apink
Dance , Ballad
Happy Together
Park Hyo-shin
Ballad
My All
Zest
Dance
25
Showtime
Wassup
Dance , Hip-hop
Winter
MBLAQ
Ballad
26
Second Flow
Bigflo
Dance
Memorize
Buzz
Rock
Genuine
2BiC
Ballad
27
2nd Mini 白
Baek Chung Kang
Ballad
28
Locomotive
Loco
Hip-hop
December [ ]
Date
Title
Artist
Genre(s)
1
Blue
Infinite F
Pop
5
She
Monni
Rock
Kiss Me
Standing Egg
Indie folk
The Duets (part 1)
Yoon Sang
Pop , Electronica
9
Winter Wonderland
Sung Si-kyung
Ballad , Christmas
15
White Letter
DSP Friends
Pop , Christmas
22
The Winter's Tale
BtoB
Ballad , Christmas
23
Genuine
2BiC
Ballad
24
Special Day
Bepop
Rock
29
Deja Vu
Sonamoo
Dance
Deaths [ ]
Yoo Chae-yeong , 40, singer and actress
Kwon Ri-se , 23, singer (Ladies' Code )
Go Eun-bi , 21, singer (Ladies' Code )
Shin Hae-chul , 46, singer (N.EX.T )
See also [ ]
References [ ]
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^ Benjamin, Jeff (March 6, 2014). "2NE1 Sets New U.S. Record for Highest-Charting, Best-Selling K-Pop Album With 'Crush' " . Billboard . Archived from the original on December 27, 2021. Retrieved June 2, 2019 .
^ Joo-won, Chung (May 7, 2014). "EXO beats preorders record with 'Overdose' " . The Korea Herald . Retrieved January 4, 2022 .
^ Benjamin, Jeff (June 12, 2014). "K-Pop Star Taeyang Hits Billboard 200" . Billboard . Archived from the original on January 4, 2022. Retrieved June 12, 2014 .
^ "TVXQ Sets Another Record in Japan by Wrapping up Japanese Tour" . Mwave. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 7, 2015 .
^ "The 10 Highest Grossing Girl Group Concert Tours Of All Time" . CelebMix . October 9, 2016. Retrieved January 4, 2022 .
^ "Super Junior Writes History with 100th World Tour Concert ′Super Show 6′" . Mwave. Newsen. September 22, 2014. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved September 27, 2014 .
^ Kwaak, Jeyup S. (September 30, 2014). "K-Pop Earthquake: Girls' Generation Member Jessica Jung Ousted" . Wall Street Journal .
^ Benjamin, Jeff (October 6, 2014). "2NE1's 'I Am the Best' Tops World Digital Songs Chart After Big Sales Week" . Billboard . Retrieved March 2, 2017 .
^ "2014 Melon Music Awards Winners" (in Korean). Melon . Archived from the original on November 28, 2021. Retrieved November 28, 2021 .
^ "대중문화예술상 2014년" [2014 Popular Culture and Arts Awards]. Korea Creative Content Agency (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 11, 2020. Retrieved November 1, 2018 .
^ Lynch, Joe (December 3, 2014). "Psy's 'Gangnam Style' Breaks YouTube Video Counter" . Billboard . Retrieved March 2, 2017 .
^ Benjamin, Jeff (December 4, 2014). "EXO & Taeyang Earn Top Honors at 2014 MAMA" . Billboard . Archived from the original on January 4, 2022.
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